The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-08-19

the Capital city as attractive in summer as
it is in winter instead of forcing set of ar
bitrary rules, which they arrogantly call
laws, upon an already much enduring com
munity. What we need here is some sort
of amusement and diversion in the summer
time. Clean streets and beautiful parks are
not sufficiently inviting to induce strangers
to come and tarry with us. We must have
people on the streets and in the parks. In
stead of that the Commissioners are driving
away from the town by these new ordinances
the large class of people who constitute the
majority in all great cities. | refer to
small dealers, who find it impossible to
make living in Washington on account of
the.heav, tax put on them before they can
oily their trades, and the restrictions they
meet with in trying to carry on their bust
ness. Take it all in all, the capital of the
greatest Democracy on the earth has the
most Autocratic government in the world,
and all because Congress does not want to
be bothered with the affairs of the District
of Columbia, there being no citizen Of the
District entitled to vote, gives into the
hands of these three men power over 200,-
900 people that the President of the United
States does not possess. There is but one
hone for the downtrodden citizens of Wash
ington. The Commissioners have got
plenty of rope, and they may hang them
selve, and by their abuse of authority
bring about change of or an Improvement
in the present form of Government.
The President will not leave Washington
until October it is authoritatively stated by
his private Secretary, Col. Lamont The
reports that he was to go on fishing ex-
curson with Senator Kenna, and afterwards
to fetch Mrs. Cleveland home from Mass
acbusetts. are incorrect The President has
had as his guests at Oak View, recently
William L. Scott, Member of Congress
from Erie, Pa, and ex-senator Allen &.
Thurman of Ohio. Mr.. Scott, it may be
remembered, was at the time of Mr.. Man
ning's retirement from the Cabinet, spoken
of as the probable Secretary Of the Treasury
1t is said that Mr.. Scott declined the posi- =
ton. Ex-senator Thurman has been in
Washington t, argue an important railroad
case. He is in tie best of health and spir
its and seems as vigorous as eyer.
AS soon as the contracts for the building
of the new naval vessels are out, Secretary
Whitney will start for Bar Harbor, Me- II
the United States Naval fleet commanded
by Admiral Luce is still at Bar Harbor OF
the arrival of the Secretary, it is probable
that the visitors at that resort will be treat
ed to some interesting naval exercises and 6
review.
Secretary Bayard has returned from his
trip to the seashore and WAS at his desk il
the STATE Department last week.
Last autumn the President, moved per-
baps by the advice of physicians and
friends decided that he needed exercise
and concluded that the south garden of the
White House was suitable place to take
it in. Accordingly the gates of the south
ern grounds were kept locked from four o.
clock in the afternoon to nine in the morn
ing. And the President accompanied by
Mrs. Cleveland was seen to pace solemnly
up and down the walks like political pris
oner or dethroned king. The plan evil
IDENTIFY did not work very we'll for after
trying it for three mornings the President
gave up his pedestrian efforts. But thu
gates have remained locked. Why, nobody
knows. The south garden has always beer
thoroughfare and if the President don't
want to walk there himself, he may as well
let those that do.